Macromedia

former American graphics and web development software company
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Macromedia

Summary

Macromedia is a business[1]. Macromedia ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,253 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Macromedia is in the country of United States[3].
  • Macromedia's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Macromedia's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Macromedia's founder is recorded as Marc Canter[6].
  • Macromedia was followed by Adobe[7].
  • Macromedia's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[8].
  • Macromedia's chief executive officer is recorded as Rob Burgess[9].
  • Macromedia's chief executive officer is recorded as Stephen Elop[10].
  • Macromedia's Commons category is recorded as Macromedia[11].
  • Macromedia's industry is recorded as software industry[12].
  • February 25, 1992 marks the founding of Macromedia[13].
  • Macromedia was dissolved in December 3, 2005[14].
  • Macromedia's official website is recorded as http://www.macromedia.com/[15].
  • Macromedia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macromedia[16].
  • Macromedia's product or material produced is recorded as Adobe Flash[17].
  • Macromedia's product or material produced is recorded as software[18].
  • Macromedia's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[19].
  • Macromedia's owner of is recorded as Allaire Corporation[20].
  • Macromedia's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011155[21].

Body

Founding

Macromedia's founder is recorded as Marc Canter[6]. February 25, 1992 marks the founding of Macromedia[13].

Identity

Macromedia was followed by Adobe[7].

Leadership

Chief executives include Rob Burgess[9], a businessperson[22], 1957–2025[23], of United States[24] and Stephen Elop[10], a business executive[25], b. 1963[26], of Canada[27].

Operations

Macromedia's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[8].

Industry

Macromedia's industry is recorded as software industry[12].

Ownership

Products include Adobe Flash[17] and software[18].

Dissolution

Macromedia was dissolved in December 3, 2005[14].

Why It Matters

Macromedia ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,253 views/month).[2] Macromedia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Macromedia is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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